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  • smileylisa74
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    March 4, 2010 at 12:10 am
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    in reply to: Home/Travel Practice Without Heat? #6577

    I recently started doing my yoga at home with just a space heater. I was not able to get close to the benefits I experienced in the studio. I bought a sauna suit and used it for the first time today. It was amazing, I was sweating and it kept my body warm enough so I could go deeper into the postures. One of these suits is ideal for home and easy to travel with. I highly recommend it to anyone who is having trouble getting the correct temperature at home. I was much more satisfied with my results.

    smileylisa74
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    September 22, 2009 at 4:56 pm
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    in reply to: No roon for sexism in yoga….. #5516

    Hmm, I think the sweat dripping from my nose is enough said about not wearing a top. I would have to try it to form a true objectionable opinion, but I think it may be too sweaty for me.

    smileylisa74
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    September 22, 2009 at 1:34 am
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    in reply to: alignment concerns #5512

    Thank you Bonnie and Kelly for your input! It is kind of funny, half moon is one of my best postures. It is amazing how different people range in flexibility and alignment. I do some postures to an advanced state, but then others I can’t seem to get to even the begining!

    Thank you Gabrielle for your quick reply. I understand what you mean about the small tweaking in class, just last week an instructor told me to choke my throat in fixed arm pose and I had never done that.

    Before I began chiropractic care I did have a difference in length of the right side of my body, the side of the hip injury. I haven’t been told to shift my weight and I will be sure to pay attention to my shoulders and neck.

    I went to two classes last week and plan to start back at 3 to 5 a week. I did some thinking about my symptoms, and I did notice in the begining that I seemed to rely more on my skeletal system to do the poses instead of my muscular system. For example now in camel, which used to hurt my lower back, I stretch up out of my chest and compress my glutes toward the mirror. I am going to list the poses I believe I need help with in hopes this will answer your question.

    As far as my hip discomfort, I have the most trouble with triangle and tree. I definitely notice I have less range of motion on the right side during tree pose and am just not able to get into this posture. My lower back bothers me mildly during cobra and camel, but for both of these as I said above, with concentrating on using my muscle strength some of the discomfort is relieved. My lower back bothers me significantly in head to knee pose and half spine twist. In the sit up after head to knee my lower spine is very tender. I am not sure which poses bother my neck, but when I began my practice I noticed discomfort in Pranayama breathing.

    Hope this helps give some insight to what I might need some help with.
    I plan to take a private lesson, maybe this will help and I will also continue with my research. Your site has been a wonderful resource. I also think maybe I may just need to see the chiropractor as well as continue my Bikram on a regular basis.

    Thank you! Namaste
    Lisa

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